Foster's Daily Democrat (http://bit.ly/YuBlSa ) says Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, wrote in a Jan. 25 memo that the Navy is looking to reduce "base operating support" by 10 percent in the coming year. A recent report from the Navy Times says the cuts will reduce the Navy's shipyard workforce by an estimated 3,000 employees.

The cost controls are part of a package being put in place by the Navy to address an "immediate budget shortfall" in fiscal 2013. They could translate into a civilian hiring freeze and termination of temporary workers at the Kittery, Maine, sub-repair installation.

With no new defense budget, the Navy is continuing to receive the same funding as it did last year.